Colourful painted stairwell mural

lightfox

🖼️

The project:

For some reason the people before me had painted halfway up an exposed brick wall! Every time I walked past it annoyed me – so I turned it into a mural that brings me joy everyday and leads me upstairs.

- Materials:

• Taubmans interior paint sample pots in the colours Pleasure, Italian Clay, Bee Hall, Soft Fern and Peppermint Fresh
• Frog masking tape
• Paper

- Tools:

• Paint brush

- Step 1:

Got colour samples that complimented the brick and looked colourful without being overwhelming. (I looked online for colour palettes but ended up using the colours from a local Mexican restaurant for inspiration)

- Step 2:

Created a template of the curve that extended diagonally up and down. Taking the time to get this right was key so that all the curves sat neatly below the next one. I then used this template to outline it on the wall with pencil and frog tape for every second colour.

- Step 3:

Using the template to get an even space at the top and bottom I extended the lines of every second colour with frog tape.

- Step 4:

Painted those outlined stripes (because it was on a white background most only needed one coat but I did have to do 2 coats of the darker peppermint)

- Step 5:

Removed the tape and filled in the remaining stripes

EricL

Hello @lightfox

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. it's fantastic to have you join us.

What a creative transformation! Turning an ordinary brick wall into a vibrant mural has created a truly unique feature that brings personality and joy to the space. The flowing pattern and carefully chosen colours work beautifully together, making this a unique project that's both eye-catching and full of character.

Thank you for sharing this wonderful project.

Eric